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according to defense secretary leon panetta they sent the troops to jordan syrian border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another u.s. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said the forces are made up of one hundred military personnel and other personnel who stayed on in jordan after attending an annual exercise in may and several dozen more have flown in since they're operating from the joint u.s. jordanian military center north of that americans have used for years and then use about u.s. military personnel so close to syria that is boots on the ground of course suggest an escalation in the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jordan is not the only place where the u.s. has military presence if we look at syria and the u.s. military presence in the region we see that syria is pretty much surrounded militarily also tension is growing on the border between syria and turkey after seve
according to defense secretary leon panetta they sent the troops to jordan syrian border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another u.s. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said the forces are made up of one hundred military personnel and other personnel who stayed on in jordan after attending an annual exercise in may and several dozen more have flown in since they're operating...
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defense official not leon panetta but they gave more details. said that the forces are made up of one hundred military planners and other personnel who stayed on in georgia jordan after attending an annual exercise back in may and several dozen more have flown in as soon as they are operating from a joint u.s. jordanian military center north so i'm on that american could use for years the news about u.s. military personnel so close to syria suggests an escalation in the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington post a background you know any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria and also tension is growing on syria turkey borders several days after several days of shelling purchase know a preaching of that when state to respond with more force that is a day after nato said it's ready to defend turkey so yes tension is rising this recent development with u.s. troops being sent to jordan comes with the u.s. presidential election less than a month away and at a time when mitt romney. and barack obama's challenge i think cr
defense official not leon panetta but they gave more details. said that the forces are made up of one hundred military planners and other personnel who stayed on in georgia jordan after attending an annual exercise back in may and several dozen more have flown in as soon as they are operating from a joint u.s. jordanian military center north so i'm on that american could use for years the news about u.s. military personnel so close to syria suggests an escalation in the u.s. military...
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and defense secretary leon panetta warned thursday of a possible "cyber pearl harbor". he promised "decisive action" to meet any threat. russia insisted today that a syrian airliner was carrying legal cargo when it was forced to land in turkey this week. foreign minister sergei lavrov said the shipment consisted of russian radar parts, but no weapons. turkish descriptions have ranged from ammunition to missile parts that the syrian government meant to use against rebels. an outbreak of fungal meningitis has now spread to dozen u.s. states. the centers for disease control reported today that 184 cases have been confirmed, as a result of tainted steroid injections. 14 people have died. for an update, i'm joined by denise grady of "the new york times." it was just almost a week ago or a little long ter that we only had a dozen case, how is it that we have so many cases discovered so quickly? >> people are starting to have symptoms there is an incubation period for this disease. and more and more people seem to be starting to have symptoms. and the doctors are on the alert
and defense secretary leon panetta warned thursday of a possible "cyber pearl harbor". he promised "decisive action" to meet any threat. russia insisted today that a syrian airliner was carrying legal cargo when it was forced to land in turkey this week. foreign minister sergei lavrov said the shipment consisted of russian radar parts, but no weapons. turkish descriptions have ranged from ammunition to missile parts that the syrian government meant to use against rebels. an...
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panetta told reporters karzai shouldn't be complaining. >> we lost over 2,000 u.s. men and women. and the afghans have lost a large number of their forces in battle. those lives were lost fighting the right enemy, not the wrong enemy, and i think it would be helpful if the president every once in awhile expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have fought and died for afghanistan, rather than criticizing them. >> from foreign affairs to domestic affairs. an upbeat jobs report is getting wildly different reactions. the unemployment rate fell below 8% for the first time since january of 2009. according to new numbers out yesterday, september's unemployment rate dipped to 7.8%, about 114,000 new jobs were added. president obama says the nation is moving forward, but there are still too many people out of work. mitt romney says the unemployment rate dropped mainly because more jobless people got discouraged and stopped looking for work. outside the political spin, people's reactions showed restrained enthusiasm. >> i think any improvement in the job num
panetta told reporters karzai shouldn't be complaining. >> we lost over 2,000 u.s. men and women. and the afghans have lost a large number of their forces in battle. those lives were lost fighting the right enemy, not the wrong enemy, and i think it would be helpful if the president every once in awhile expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have fought and died for afghanistan, rather than criticizing them. >> from foreign affairs to domestic...
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[ cheers and applause ] >>> defense secretary leon panetta issuing the warning that the u.s. is facing a possibility of cyber pearl harbor. our eamon javers is live in washington with more on what took people by surprise when this came out. >> that's right, carl, it was a landmark speech by defense secretary leon panetta in new york addressing a business group and making a point the united states needs to do more to fend off a potential cyber attack and panetta went further than he's gone before saying the u.s. has been aware of specific incidents where attackers tried to gain control of american infrastructure assets. >> we also know that they are seeking to create advanced tools to attack these systems and cause panic and destruction and even the loss of life. >> panetta also saying the key for american defense in this cyber war is a partnership between the pentagon and the u.s. business community, the pentagon saying they need to work with american companies in order to fend off the next attack. >> we've got to work with the business community to develop baseline standards
[ cheers and applause ] >>> defense secretary leon panetta issuing the warning that the u.s. is facing a possibility of cyber pearl harbor. our eamon javers is live in washington with more on what took people by surprise when this came out. >> that's right, carl, it was a landmark speech by defense secretary leon panetta in new york addressing a business group and making a point the united states needs to do more to fend off a potential cyber attack and panetta went further than...
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gerri: dagen: leon panetta citing the alarm on cyber security after a series of attacks on u.s. banks this week calling this a pre 9/11 moment saying the u.s. must beef up its cyber defense or suffer as it did on september 11th for failing to heed the warning signs. get ready to dig deeper a post office. the u.s. postal service will raise postage rates. the cost of a first-class stamp will go up 1 penny to $0.46. the price of a first-class stamp has increased nine time since 2006. will also raise rates on its shipping service by 4%. the post office is expected to lose $15 billion this year and oracle ceo larry ellison recently laid out half a billion dollars to buy the hawaiian island of lanai with $40 billion left to burn. the country's third richest man has its eye on sports and entertainment giant a e.g. owner of the l 8 kings, partial owner of the lakers and the barkley center in new york city among other properties. the option only just started and the chief is said to be looking for $10 million to begin and the allure is the possibility of bringing an nfl franchise back to
gerri: dagen: leon panetta citing the alarm on cyber security after a series of attacks on u.s. banks this week calling this a pre 9/11 moment saying the u.s. must beef up its cyber defense or suffer as it did on september 11th for failing to heed the warning signs. get ready to dig deeper a post office. the u.s. postal service will raise postage rates. the cost of a first-class stamp will go up 1 penny to $0.46. the price of a first-class stamp has increased nine time since 2006. will also...
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panetta. number one. number two, the navy is going to be bigger because i funded the ships that are being built. it takes a few years to get them out to see. look at the pattern of naval spending, and the number of ships over the next few years. the air force, rich was very careful to talk about platforms, not aircraft. why? because he's talking about drones. not just planes. you want to watch this very, very carefully. i'm not saying rich wasn't giving you facts. i'm saying that it's a reflection of this administration that when it comes to worst, there's a lot of -- there's an awful lot of fancy footwork. finally, defense going up, it's not going up in real terms. it's going up in nominal terms. big difference. and i come back to the point, why has this administration given its own secretary of defense is concerned, and remember, the pentagon followed the commander-in-chief's orders. i'm not surprised general dempsey has said what he said. that's what she's do. nevertheless, the secretary of defense is
panetta. number one. number two, the navy is going to be bigger because i funded the ships that are being built. it takes a few years to get them out to see. look at the pattern of naval spending, and the number of ships over the next few years. the air force, rich was very careful to talk about platforms, not aircraft. why? because he's talking about drones. not just planes. you want to watch this very, very carefully. i'm not saying rich wasn't giving you facts. i'm saying that it's a...
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by september 27th defense secretary leon panetta said it became clear the attack was planned. on tuesday of this week the state department explicitly contradicted the story told by the administration saying there had been no protests outside the consulate in benghazi. the attack continues to be a clear political issue. it became clear that the story that we heard, the american people, in wake of the attack was simply not accurate. amy davidson, senior editor of the new yorker is back at the table. good to have you back. there are two issues here. i want to kind of set -- there are three issues. i want to kind of separate them out. there is i think a completely preposterous demagoguic attack by the romney/ryan campaign was due to inviting weakness. in fact, attempts on u.s. embassies spiked during the reagan administration. it doesn't seem to correlate in any way. i want to put that to the side because i don't think that's a serious charge. here's the u.s. attacks on diplomatic targets we see during bush one, a huge spike. they're relative to history quite low under president o
by september 27th defense secretary leon panetta said it became clear the attack was planned. on tuesday of this week the state department explicitly contradicted the story told by the administration saying there had been no protests outside the consulate in benghazi. the attack continues to be a clear political issue. it became clear that the story that we heard, the american people, in wake of the attack was simply not accurate. amy davidson, senior editor of the new yorker is back at the...
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we are very closely partnering with the department of veterans affairs and rich secretary panetta, getting ready for the meetings, naturally. but the issue is that we are seeing transition as a career long activity. what that illuminates is that you can credentialed people. you can get a welding certificate that is portable across the united states if you are a welder. truck drivers, electricians, communications resource. the tougher ones are tankers and infantrymen. we are working with them to transition over time. and not just at the end of their career. >> today we have a veteran that attended georgetown and the university of oxford. costs for oxford or one 10th of georgetown. would you ask american private universities to provide best affordable education in comparison to overseas education >> well, first of all, you have to be a pretty smart son of of it, don't you? [laughter] [laughter] i think the educational benefits that have come online, well, there is a five minute warning. i didn't notice that. the educational benefits are very important. the new g.i. bill, it does provide a gr
we are very closely partnering with the department of veterans affairs and rich secretary panetta, getting ready for the meetings, naturally. but the issue is that we are seeing transition as a career long activity. what that illuminates is that you can credentialed people. you can get a welding certificate that is portable across the united states if you are a welder. truck drivers, electricians, communications resource. the tougher ones are tankers and infantrymen. we are working with them to...